Reversible pouring-spout for cans



MLM. II/IAIIIJUI:I REVERSIBLE POURING SPOUT FOR CANS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, ISIS.

UNITED STATES MosEs M. mnncusmpor NEW-Y0RK, N. Y.

REvERsI'BLE PoUmNG-srour ron. cANs.

Specification of Letters Patent. 4

Application mea'nay 22,191.6. semi No. 99,678.

To all 'whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, MosEs M. MARoUsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reversible Pouring-Spouts for Cans, of which thev followin is a specification. A

his invention relates in general .to reversible pouring spouts for cans, and more particularly to pourin spouts of the character shown in myy atent No. 1,114,011, patented Oct. 20, 1914.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a pouring spout which may v be carried upon the nozzle ininverted position during marketing of the can or container provided therewith, and which may be placed in operative` position by the consumer, and whenso placed may be opened and closed through a simple manipulation of the spout and nozzle parts.

Other objects andv advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the ,following description when considered in connection Iwith the accompanying drawing illustrating a prevcontents are shipped and transported, it is highly desirable that the pouring spout be made reversible so that the same will be inclosed within the nozzle usually found upon the can and thereby protected from injury,

and so that also th'e presence of the spouts will not necessitate packaging the cans or containers in larger boxes or crates. In transporting certain classes of liquids, such for instance as those used for disinfectants, it is important that the pouring spout be kept free from contact or contamination while so arranged, in order that the user' spout and nozzle having the spout in' operative position; l Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it reversed and in condition for shipment;-

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the'spo'ut member;

Fig; 4 'is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 5 isa section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the nozzle; Fig. 7 is'a perspective view disclosed in the under side of the nozzle top or plate; Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 9 is a perspective vview of the nozzlecap; and

Fig. 1 is a section on vthe line 10-10 ofFig.8. m y In the embodiment of myinvention shown on they drawing, a round threaded nozzle 11 is provided at its lower end with a frangible seal 12 secured to the nozzle or can in any suitable fashion. The nozzle extends a` substantial distance above the sheet 12 and is provided with an inwardly extending flange 13 upon which the nozzle top and spout rest. L

A nozzle top or plate 14 of diameter substantially equal to'or less than the outside diameter of the'nozzle is provided with an aperture 15 located between one side of the center and the edge. is depres ed to form two lips .or prot'uberances 16 which engage in recesses 17 cut in the flange 13 of Vthe nozzle. The spout in the present instance consists of a cylindrical pouring portion 18 secured upona base plate 19 of about the diameter of the top plate 14. The lower end 21 of the cylindricalpart 18 extends through the base plate 19 to which it is soldered or otherwise secured. The end 21 extends downwardly slightly beneath the .under surface of the Patented June s, 19,20.`

The body of the plate Y plate for a purpose which `will be' later described, and the cylindrical member is located so that it may be brought into registration with the aperture 15 when the spout is in operative position and pouring from the container is desired.

Arscrew cap, generally designated at 22 and having an open top 23l is provided to.I

be screwed upon the nozzle and to hold the plate and spout in position. The cap yprovides a ange 24 directly above the-flange 13 between which two flanges the peripheral edges of the plates 14 and 19 are held. The

edge about the aperture 15. is' made slightly A larger than the end 21 of the spout extending-beneath' the base plate, in y the present i lform to` permit the. upper or bodypart-{of it f instance, order that the spout may accurately register with itsfaperture when arranged 1n open posltion. A closure sheet f may be provided if desired to servea's a closure for the cap when the spout is reversed and packaged ready for shipment,l

this sheet being discarded when it is desired to bring the spoutto operative position. The spout is preferably of. appropriate to be reversedI andppositioned through* the aperture until the container reaches the consumer, this arrangement being best shown in- Fig. 2 in which it willbe noted that the spout is of less'heightthan the nozzle-,and

extends through the aperture 15 where. `itisV out of the way. The closure sheet 25 gives the can a finished -appearance and can of course, if desired, lbear instructions for re-y versing the spout to enable accurate pouring of the contents.

Vhen the container is to be cap 22, .nozzle 18 and plate 14 are removed. The seal 12 is then broken or cutaway and the`parts replaced in position for use. -In

such replacement,- however, the nozzle is arl ranged injthe upright or operative position shown in" Fig. 1.

thel seal 12. he screw capholds the spout Vin any. desired position, that is to' say,`it

.. holds it when' the spout is reversed as in i Fig. 27 and also when operatively arranged as in Fig. 1. It also retains thefspout in open and closed position'l -Toopen and closethe spout' it is only necessary to loosenthe cap.22 and to turn the'spout about the axis of the; nozzle.- 'hen in open positionthelower end 21 ofV the spout registers with and rests in the depression 15 of the top plate 14 and a. depression 26is formed 1n this -plate in which the lower end 21V1n'ay` rest when the spout has been moved about.

' the' axis. of the nozzle to c1osed"position.'

The cap maybe screwed down after eachv movement of the spout from open tofllosed and fromclosed to open positions to hold f against any independent movement. the

' flanges 24 pressing uponthe base 19 holds the end 21 ofthe spout in the opening 15. or in the depression 26 depending upon whether the spout b`e in open enclosed posi-` tion. The plate is fired 'against'vrotation so that relative movement'is substantially insured between the s out and yp late'wlen the' f orme'r is moved to ring it to open or closed position.v .When the .spout is',.open -itjseats firmly in the vaperture 15, and when closed Y'. in the deprejon 26, the depth of this.l depression being suicient to;- permit theupper face of the plate 14 to contact with the The plate 14,' however,l e need not'be removable, the lifting of thespout 'permitting a sharp instrument to bef' inserted throul'gh the aperture 15 tol puncture;

' under face of the base 19 of the spout to seal the lower end of the spout to prevent evaporation ofthe vcontents .of the container. The aperture `15' and depression 2 6l insure that the spout willbe fully opened and fully closed when movedto open or closed position.A

' It 'thought -thatthe invention and many stpuod from the foregoing description, and it v rang departing from the spirit andscopeof the invention or sacrificing any of its .material advantages, the form hereinbefore'Y described being merely a preferred'embodimentthereof.

1. A can vajnozzle having a` cut-out or frang'iblesealv atfits bottom, and a top secured upon saidnozzle'and-having an eccentric perforationfl therethrough and a f depression for the of thellower end used the screw lof the spout, a'nope'ntop cap-for said nozczle and a reversible' eccentric spout-engageable with the top offsaid.v nozzle and with the cap when in reversed 4and operative positions, said spoutbeingmovable'into and out ofregistration with said perforation, substantially as specified. 'l

2. .A Vnoz'zl .-for :cans having an imperforate frangibl bottom, "av top piece having an eccentric perforation and at'a'nother place an equally eccentric imperforate. seat,a nozzle adapted tobeinverted and to vbe passed dwn through "said perforation," and for pouringto be' revertedl with bottom end vin. said` perforation, andy also adjusted .with itsbottom'end in. said seatand means for said spout an'yLofsaid three POSSODSL i lof its attendantadvantages will be under- 3. A- can combinav' l tion, `a nozzle a attached to a .can body, ai.. ""f"blefclosure attached vto the llower .part of"fthenozzle and adapted to seal the into 'the can when the noz.- zleis so.att ached,1ap1ate resting on th marginlofthe: nozzle and having an eccentric perforation and having means engageable j'with'the nozzle whereby it is held from rota# tion,a reversible ,spout plate resting on said perforatedplate and having a spout which extends down through said perforation tion,l a nozzlea'zdaptedv to be attached to a "l can body, a frangible closure attached to the 12o through the spout', and a cap -dey lower part of the nozzle and adapted to seal the opening finto the can when the nozzle is so attached, a plate resting on the margin of the nozzle and having anl eccentric perforation and having means e ageable with the Anozzle *whereby it is held rorn rotation,

a lreversible spoutplate resting on said per-V forated plate and having .a spout which eX- 'tends down through said perforation when the spout is inverted, aclosuresheetresting on the spout plate an'dfcovering the opening 'through the spout, and a flanged cap screwed to the nozzle and confining by its flange. the closure sheet, the perforated' plate and the spout plate when the spout is reversed, the spout plate being rotatable to r close ,the spout by an imperforate portion of the perforated` plate when the spout is reverted. j v 5. A can closure comprising, in 'combination, a nozzle adapted 'to be attached to a can body, a frangible closure attached to the lower part of/.the nozzle and adapted to seal the opening` into the can when the nozzle is so attached, a plate resting on themargin of the nozzle and having aneccentric perforation and having means engageable with the nozzle whereby it is held from rotation, a reversible spout plate resting on said perforated plate and having a spout projecting from both sides of the plate and whichV eX- tends down through said perforation when the ,spout is inverted, a closure sheet resting on' the spout plate land covering fthe open- Y ing through the spout, and a flanged cap screwed to the nozzle and confining by its can body, a frangible closure attached to the lower part of the noz'zle arid adapted to4 seal the opening into the can when the nozzle is so attached, apla'teresting on the margin ofithexnozzle and having an eccen-' ltric perforation and having m'eans engageable with the nozzle whereby it is held from rotation, a reversible spout plate resting on Asaid perforated plate andl having a1 spout which'extends down through said perforation when 'the spout vis inverted, and a cap detachably secured to the nozzle and con'' lining the perforated. plate and the spout plate when the spout is reversed, the spout plate bein rotatable to close the spout by tion, a reversible spout plate resting on said perforated plate and having a spout which extends. down through such perforation when the spout isinverted, and a capadjustably secured tothe nozzle and confining the .perforated plate and the spout plate when the spout is inverted, the spout plate being rotatable to close the spout by an imlperforate portion of the perforated plate when the spout is reverted.

8. A can closure comprising, in combination,a nozzle adapted to be attached to a can body, a plate separate from and resting on the margin of the nozzle and having an eccentrlc perforatlon, a reverslble spout plate resting on said perforated plate andv having a spout which extends down through such perforation when the spout is inverted, and a cap adjustably secured to the nozzle -and confining the perforated plate and the spout plate when the' spout is inverted, the spout plate being rotatable to close the spout by an imperforate portion of the perforated plate when the spout is reverted;

9( A can closure comprising, in combination, a nozzle adapted to be attached to a can body,a plate resting on the margin of the nozzle. and having an eccentric perforation, a reversible spout plate resting onsaid perforated plate and having `a spout which extends down through lsuch perforation when the lspout is inverted, and a screwthreaded flanged cap adjustably securedito the nozzle and confining by its vflange the perforated plate and the spout plate when the spout is inverted, the spout plate being rotatable to close the spout by an imperfo# rate portion -of the perforated plate when the spouty is reverted.

10.A can ,closure comprising, incombina- ,tionf nozzle adapted to be attached toa can body, a plateu resting on the margin of lthe nozzle andl having an eccentric perfora-A tionQa reversible spout plate resting on said perforatedplate and having a spout which projects from both ysides of the spout plate andY extends dawn. through such perfora`Y tion when the'spout is inverted, and a cap adjustably secured to ythe nozzle and confinv ing the perforated plate and the spout plate when the spoutisinverted, the spout plate being rotatable to close the spout by an imperforate portion of the perforated .plate when the spout is reverted. I

11. Amcan closure comprising, in combination, a nozzle adapted to'be attached to a can body, a plate lseparate,froni and resting' on the margin-,ofI the nozzle and'having an i eccentric perforation, a reversible spout an impe orate portion of the perforated\eplate resting on saidperforated plate and plate when the spout is reverted.`

7 AA can closure comprising, in combination, a nozzle adapted to be attached`to a can body, a plate resting on the margin of the nozzle and having an eccentric perforahaving a spout which eiztends down through such perforation when the spout is inverted,

and a screw threaded `fianged cap adjustably secured to the nozzle and confining by its flange the perforated plate and the spout 10 when the spout is inverted and the receivperforated ing end of which is adapted to register with said perforationv o1' `to Iengage in seat when .the spout is reverted, and means for connlng said plates.

Signed in the presence oft-Wo subscribing 15 lWitnesses.

MOSES" M. MARCUSE. Witnesses:

A. J. MARcUsE, 5C. W.' GRAHAM. 

